# Accident 19881010045709A: Cessna 207A, Perde Bay, AK, October 10, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1988, 10:36 local time
- Place: Perde Bay, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CSAA
- Aircraft: N9965M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9965M-2010-02-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207A (registry code 2073605, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520-F (registry code 17237, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 230 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881010045709A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST OIL PRESSURE AND ENGINE SEIZED. CRASH LANDED ON TUNDRA. HOLE BURNED IN PISTON CAUSED PRESSURE TO FORCE OIL OUT

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC89LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA007), Oct 10, 1988: Cessna 207 (N9965M), Perde Bay, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9965M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19921029044469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921029044469I), Oct 29, 1992: Cessna 207 (N9965M), Sedona, AZ. On flare out the right main gear struck a deer. Right tire and wheel separated from aircraft on rollout.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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